Our Privacy Policy explains our principles when it comes to the collection, processing, and storage of your information. This policy specifically explains how we, our partners, and users of our services deploy cookies, as well as the options you have to control them.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. You do have the right to opt-out and to object against the further use of non-functional cookies.
Manage your consent settings
You can also disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
How we use cookies
We use cookies for a number of different purposes. Some cookies are necessary for technical reasons; some enable a personalized experience for both visitors and registered users; and some allow the display of advertising from selected third party networks. Some of these cookies may be set when a page is loaded, or when a visitor takes a particular action (clicking the “like” or “follow” button on a post, for example).
Many of the cookies we use are only set if you are a registered AestheticCrafts.com user (so you don’t have to log in every time, for example), while others are set whenever you visit one of our websites, irrespective of whether you have an account.
Where we place cookies
We set cookies in a number of different locations across our services. These include:
– On our website
– In the emails we send
Types of Cookie
The table below explains the types of cookies we use on our websites and why we use them.
| Category of cookies | Why we use these cookies |
| Strictly Necessary | These cookies are essential for websites on our services to perform their basic functions. These include those required to allow registered users to authenticate and perform account related functions, as well as to save the contents of virtual “carts” on sites that have an ecommerce functionality. |
| Functionality | These cookies are used to store preferences set by users such as account name, language, and location. |
| Security | We use these cookies to help identify and prevent potential security risks. |
| Analytics and Performance | Performance cookies collect information on how users interact with our websites, including what pages are visited most, as well as other analytical data. We use these details to improve how our websites function and to understand how users interact with them. |
| Advertising | These cookies are used to display relevant advertising to visitors who use our services or visit websites we host or provide, as well as to understand and report on the efficacy of ads served on our websites. They track details such as the number of unique visitors, the number of times particular ads have been displayed, and the number of clicks the ads have received. They are also used to build user profiles, including showing you ads based on products you’ve viewed or acts you have taken on our (and other) websites. These are set by Automattic and trusted third party networks, and are generally persistent in nature. |
| Third Party / Embedded Content | Sites hosted on WordPress.com make use of different third party applications and services to enhance the experience of website visitors. These include social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter (through the use of sharing buttons), or embedded content from Youtube and Vimeo. As a result, cookies may be set by these third parties, and used by them to track your online activity. We have no direct control over the information that is collected by these cookies. |
User Statistics
In addition to the cookies set on our own sites, we utilize cookies for our website statistics feature. This tallies the unique numbers of visitors to a site, as well as the number from specific geographic locations. A visitor is counted when we see a user or browser for the first time in a given period.
Functionality
| Cookie | Purpose |
| __stripe_sid / __stripe_mid | For processing payment and to aid in fraud detection. |
| _longreads_prod_new | Authentication for Longreads.com Member accounts. Only active when logged in, on *.longreads.com domains. |
| akm_mobile | Stores whether a user has chosen to view the mobile version of a website. |
| botdlang | Used to track the language a user has selected to view popular blogs in. |
| landingpage_currency | Defines the currency displayed in WordPress.com landing pages. |
| pd_dashboard | Records last used folder in Crowdsignal dashboard so it can be reopened upon user’s next visit. |
| PD_USER_AUTH | Login cookie used to identify Crowdsignal user. |
| wordpress_logged_in* | Checks whether or not the current visitor is a logged in WordPress.com user. |
| wp-settings-{user_id} | Persists a user’s wp-admin configuration. |
| wp_sharing_{id} | Tracks whether or not a user has already performed an action. |
Security
| Cookie | Purpose |
| csrftoken | Python/Ajax security cookie used on accounts.longreads.com. |
Strictly Necessary
| Cookie | Purpose |
| country_code | Used in order to determine whether or not the cookie banner should be shown. Set immediately on page load and retained for 6 hours to remember the visitor’s country. |
| sensitive_pixel_option | Remembers the state of visitor acceptance to the cookie banner. Only set when the visitor clicks Accept. |
| twostep_auth | Set when the user is logged in using two factor authentication. |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Checks if cookies are enabled to provide appropriate user experience. |
Analytics and Performance
| Cookie | Purpose |
| __pdvt | Used in log of Crowdsignal survey data to aid in debugging customer problems. |
| _hjIncludedInSample mp_6d7c50ad560e01715a871a117a2fbd90_mixpanel optimizelyBuckets optimizelyEndUserId __hstc hubspotutk optimizelySegments | Gathers information that helps us understand how visitors interact with our websites, which allows us to create a better visitor experience. |
| ab | Used for “AB testing” of new features. |
| nux_flow_name | Identifies which user signup flow was shown to the user. |
| tk_ni / tk_ai / tk_qs | Gathers information for our own, first party analytics tool about how our services are used. A collection of internal metrics for user activity, used to improve user experience. |
| tk_*r | Referral cookies used to analyse referrer behavior for Jetpack connected sites using WooCommerce. |
| wp-affiliate-tracker | Remembers the ID of the affiliate that referred the current user to WordPress.com |
| utma / utmb / utmc / utmt / utmz / ga / gat / gid | Google Analytics. Gathers information that helps us understand how visitors interact with our websites, which allow us to create a better experience for our visitors. Our users may also implement Google Analytics on their own websites. |
Advertising
| Cookie | Purpose |
| ads | Tracks if a visitor has clicked an ad before. |
| lr_nw | Counts and tracks pageviews on Longreads.com. Used to determine whether or not to show our Membership popup message. |
| wordpress_eli | Reduces the display of ads for repeat visitors. |
Please also see the section below on third party advertisements that you may see on our site
Advertisements from Third Parties
We show ads on sites and in emails.
We operate our ads program in partnership with third party vendors. As part of the operation of our ads program, we use cookies to collect certain information. Advertising cookies enable us and our partners to serve ads and to personalize those ads based on information like visits to our sites and other sites on the Internet.
Below is a representative list of our advertising program partners, along with information on the cookies that that each partner sets. The partners we work with change from time to time, and this is not an exhaustive list. Your choices to control cookies related to our ads program are described below.
Below is a representative list of the cookies that may be set by our ads partners in connection with ads that appear in emails.
| Cookie | Purpose |
| pi-userid | Used to personalize email-based ads. |
| eid_ | Used in email-based ads to track if a visitor has clicked an ad and report to advertisers how their ads performed. |
Comments
| Cookie Name | Purpose |
| comment_author_{HASH} | Remembers the value entered into the comment form‘s name field. Specific to the site from which it is set. This cookie mirrors one set by the core WordPress software for commenting purposes. |
| comment_author_email_{HASH} | Remembers the value entered into the comment form‘s email field. Specific to the site from which it is set. This cookie mirrors one set by the core WordPress software for commenting purposes. |
| comment_author_url_{HASH} | Remembers the value entered into the comment form‘s URL field. Specific to the site from which it is set. This cookie mirrors one set by the core WordPress software for commenting purposes |
Mobile Theme
| Cookie Name | Purpose |
| akm_mobile | Remembers whether or not a user wishes to view the mobile version of a site. |
Subscriptions
| Cookie Name | Purpose |
| jetpack_comments_subscribe_{HASH} | Remembers the state of the post and comment subscription checkboxes. |
| jetpack_blog_subscribe_{HASH} | Remembers the state of the post and comment subscription checkboxes. |
EU Cookie Law Banner
| Cookie Name | Purpose |
| eucookielaw | Remembers the state of visitor acceptance to the EU Cookie Law banner. |
Jetpack General
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
| jetpackState[message] | session | Stores the state message passed back to the user across requests regarding feature activation. |
| jetpackState[error] | session | Stores the state’s error type passed back to the user across requests regarding feature activation. |
| jetpackState[error_description] | session | Stores the state’s error description passed back to the user across requests regarding feature activation. |
| jetpackState[module] | session | Stores the state’s feature name passed back to the user across requests regarding feature activation. |
| jetpackState[privacy_checks] | session | Stores features that may require additional privacy-related verification for private sites so that we can properly communicate these to the user. |
| jetpackState[php_errors] | session | Stores any PHP errors found just before PHP shuts down execution. |
| jetpackState[deactivated_plugins] | session | Stores the names of any standalone plugins that needed to be deactivated by Jetpack so that these can be communicated back to the user. |
| jetpackState[network_nag] | session | Stores a true value if Jetpack is network-activated, and the plugin needs to communicate to the user that they must connect it on each child site of the network. |
Jetpack Protect
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
| jpp_math_pass | 1 day | Remembers if a user has successfully completed a math captcha to prove that they’re a real human. |
Secure Sign On
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
| jetpack_sso_redirect_to | 1 hour | Allows for redirect URLs to be stored, which is necessary for Secure Sign On to work. |
| jetpack_sso_remember_me | 1 hour | Stores me values locally, rather than requiring them to be passed to WordPress.com each time. |
| jetpack_sso_wpcom_name_{HASH} | 1 week or cleared after successful login | Remembers the WordPress.com display name to show on login page. |
| jetpack_sso_wpcom_gravatar_{HASH} | 1 week or cleared after successful login | Remembers URL of the Gravatar image to show on login page. |
| jetpack_sso_original_request | 1 hour | Stores the URL of the original login request. |
| jetpack_sso_nonce | 10 minutes | Used for nonce verification. |
Stats
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
| stnojs | 2 days | The Stats feature sets this admin-area-only cookie if the user requests to view stats reports without JavaScript turned on. |
General Analytics
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
| tk_ai | session | Stores a randomly-generated anonymous ID. This is only used within the admin area and is used for general analytics tracking. |
Cookies & Consents Banner Widget
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
| personalized-ads-consent | Time is configured by site owner. Default time is 180 days. | Remembers the state of visitor acceptance to personalized (cookie-based) advertising. This cookie is only set on sites running Jetpack Ads. |
| eucookielaw | Time is configured by site owner. Default time is 180 days. | Remembers the state of visitor acceptance to the use of cookies. |
| jp-visit-counter | Time is configured by site owner. Default time is 180 days. | Increments each time a visitor frequents a page containing this block – only used to control the block visibility. |
Subscriptions
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
| jetpack_comments_subscribe_[post_id] | 30000000 seconds | Rememebers the user’s choice to subscribe to comments for a given post in order to show a visual indication to the user. |
| jetpack_blog_subscribe_[post_id] | 30000000 seconds | Remembers the user’s choice to subscribe to the site in order to show a visual indication to the user. |
Comments
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
| comment_author[hash] | 30000000 seconds | Used to display to the user comments that have been submitted and are pending approval. |
| comment_author_email[hash] | 30000000 seconds | Used to display to the user comments that have been submitted and are pending approval. |
| comment_author_url[hash] | 30000000 seconds | Used to display to the user comments that have been submitted and are pending approval. |
Gravatar
| Cookie Name | Duration | Purpose |
| comment_author_email[hash] | 30000000 seconds | Used to display Gravatar hovercards for the current user. |
Store front end:
| COOKIE NAME | DURATION | PURPOSE |
| store_notice[notice id] | session | Allows customers to dismiss the Store Notice. |
| woocommerce_cart_hash | session | Helps us determine when cart contents/data changes. |
| woocommerce_items_in_cart | session | Helps us determine when cart contents/data changes. |
| wp_woocommerce_session_ | 2 days | Contains a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer. |
| woocommerce_recently_viewed | session | Powers the Recent Viewed Products widget. |
| tk_ai | session | Stores a randomly-generated anonymous ID. This is only used within the admin dashboard area and is used for usage tracking, if enabled. |
Please note that this list is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather aims to be representative
Placed cookies
| Name | Retention | Function |
| Purpose pending investigation wc_cart_hash_c8b00d0950ebe8e0dc181dd44987c226 wc_cart_hash_0a1445203e1291a26892cd4cee964ae0 WP_DATA_USER_1 wc_cart_hash_2ef7e3888b88755fffbed3fb2bfb93ae wc_cart_hash_265b2042ffdb14627cdeb79751064322 wp-api-schema-modelhttps://www.aestheticcrafts.com/wp-json/wp/v2/ wordpress_test_cookie tk_tc tk_ai wp-settings-time-1 wp-settings-1 wordpress_sec_ jetpackState wordpress_sec_0b7e7a1163116e3af38feda02fb39f95 _cfduid wordpress_logged_in wordpress_logged_in_0b7e7a1163116e3af38feda02fb39f95 wc_fragments_265b2042ffdb14627cdeb79751064322 wp-autosave-1 wp-autosave-block-editor-post-116 wp-api-schema-modelhttps://www.aestheticcrafts.com/index.php?rest_route=/wp/v2/ wc_fragments_c8b00d0950ebe8e0dc181dd44987c226 wp-autosave-block-editor-post-148 wp-autosave-block-editor-post-156 wp-autosave-block-editor-post-158 complianz_config tk_qs | 365 days |
Controlling Cookies
Visitors may wish to restrict the use of cookies, or completely prevent them from being set. Most browsers provide for ways to control cookie behavior such as the length of time they are stored – either through built-in functionality or by utilizing third party plugins. If you disable cookies, please be aware that some of the features of our service may not function correctly.
To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org. For more details on your choices regarding use of your web browsing activity for interest-based advertising visit youronlinechoices.eu (EU based) or optout.aboutads.info (US based). On a mobile device, you may also be to adjust your settings to limit ad tracking.
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